Gavin Moynihan excels in the wind but event the Portrane man was happy to hit the hay as he prepares to chase leader Maximilian Kieffer on the final day of the weather-delayed Oman Open.

The Mount Juliet touring professional is tied for 15th on one-under, just four shots adrift after carding a second round 73 and then playing the first six holes of his third round in one-over.

Following significant delays after a sandstorm and high winds on Friday afternoon, the third round began at 15:20 local time, with Kieffer sharing the halfway lead with Joachim B. Hansen on five under par.

Kieffer, who teed off at 17:10, parred the first three holes, before play was suspended, to finish the day one stroke ahead of Gaganjeet Bhullar, Hansen, who birdied the third hole after a double bogey on the second, and Brandon Stone.

Sweden’s Peter Hanson is three under par through the first seven holes of his third round, moving to a share of fifth place with Benjamin Hebert, Hugo Leon, Hideto Tanihara and Fabrizio Zanotti on three under.

Frenchman Clemént Sordet, who won the European Challenge Tour Grand Final on this golf course in 2017 sits in tenth place on two under par alongside compatriot, and 2014 Ryder Cup player, Victor Dubuisson, England's David Horsey, Scotland's Scott Jamieson and Sebastian Soderberg of Sweden.

Jorge Campillo made the most significant move on the leaderboard on Saturday afternoon - four under par through eight holes, to move up to a share of 15th on one under.

Greystones' Paul Dunne completed a second round 74 to make the cut on the mark on four-over, but he was tied 67th on six-over after playing the first three holes of his third round in two-over.

The third round of the Oman Open will resume at 07:15 on Sunday morning, with the final round commencing no sooner than 30 minutes after its completion. There will be a two-tee start with no redraw after the third round.

Oman Open, Al Mouj (Par 72)

Detailed scores

139 J Hansen (Den) 70 69, M Kieffer (Ger) 69 70,

140 F Zanotti (Par) 71 69, G Bhullar (Ind) 71 69, B Stone (RSA) 70 70, K Kitayama (USA) 66 74,

142 H Tanihara (Jpn) 70 72, E Kofstad (Nor) 72 70, B Hebert (Fra) 70 72, V Dubuisson (Fra) 72 70, C Sordet (Fra) 71 71, H Leon (Chi) 71 71, Gavin Moynihan (Irl) 69 73,

143 T Detry (Bel) 70 73, T Pieters (Bel) 68 75, S Jamieson (Sco) 67 76, T Jaidee (Tha) 71 72, C Paisley (Eng) 71 72,

144 D Horsey (Eng) 68 76, S Crocker (USA) 72 72, M Kawamura (Jpn) 73 71, M Schmitt (Ger) 71 73, A Saddier (Fra) 68 76, D Lawson (Aus) 72 72, S Soderberg (Swe) 72 72, P Hanson (Swe) 71 73,

145 R Macintyre (Sco) 71 74, M Baldwin (Eng) 70 75, M Lorenzo-Vera (Fra) 70 75, M Southgate (Eng) 75 70, N Bertasio (Ita) 72 73,

146 J Choi (Kor) 73 73, S Sharma (Ind) 72 74, O Wilson (Eng) 72 74, J Walters (RSA) 73 73, A Pavan (Ita) 71 75, B Dredge (Wal) 74 72, R McEvoy (Eng) 72 74, Y Miyazato (Jpn) 67 79, J Luiten (Ned) 69 77, F Bergamaschi (Ita) 72 74, D Drysdale (Sco) 70 76, G Migliozzi (Ita) 73 73, D Borda (Esp) 72 74, J Winther (Den) 73 73,

147 R Langasque (Fra) 72 75, S Hend (Aus) 73 74, A Sullivan (Eng) 72 75, Z Lombard (RSA) 72 75, J Campillo (Esp) 69 78, R Jacquelin (Fra) 68 79, A Chesters (Eng) 73 74, J Smith (Eng) 71 76, A Wu (Chn) 76 71,

148 A Arnaus (Esp) 70 78, C Bezuidenhout (RSA) 70 78, V Perez (Fra) 73 75, L De Jager (RSA) 71 77, S Vincent (Zim) 68 80, N Colsaerts (Bel) 72 76, P Figueiredo (Por) 71 77, N Cullen (Aus) 72 76, J Wang (Kor) 77 71, M Manassero (Ita) 72 76, D Fichardt (RSA) 75 73, M Korhonen (Fin) 70 78, J Morrison (Eng) 72 76, J Catlin (USA) 76 72, J Van Zyl (RSA) 75 73, Paul Dunne (Irl) 74 74, T Aiken (RSA) 75 73,

149 R Ramsay (Sco) 70 79, D Lipsky (USA) 72 77, C Syme (Sco) 70 79, S Brown (Eng) 72 77, L Herbert (Aus) 75 74, M Orrin (Eng) 78 71, J Harding (RSA) 74 75, R Rock (Eng) 70 79, L Gagli (Ita) 72 77, E Molinari (Ita) 72 77, M Lee (Aus) 71 78,

150 C Wood (Eng) 72 78, P Langfors (Swe) 75 75, R Karlsson (Swe) 72 78, P Waring (Eng) 73 77, K Reitan (Nor) 75 75, G Coetzee (RSA) 75 75, N Lemke (Swe) 72 78,

151 A Cañizares (Esp) 68 83, L Johnston (Sco) 75 76, D Gavins (Eng) 73 78, N Elvira (Esp) 74 77, S Kim (USA) 72 79,

152 J Singh Brar (Eng) 77 75, B Wiesberger (Aut) 72 80, K Koivu (Fin) 74 78, R Paratore (Ita) 73 79, G Green (Mas) 75 77, D Burmester (RSA) 74 78, R Gouveia (Por) 74 78, P Larrazábal (Esp) 72 80,

153 T Pulkkanen (Fin) 74 79, M Pavon (Fra) 74 79, K Broberg (Swe) 75 78, B Ritthammer (Ger) 73 80, D Howell (Eng) 75 78, R Wattel (Fra) 73 80, K Samooja (Fin) 72 81, K Johannessen (Nor) 78 75, A Karlsson (Swe) 75 78, R Fisher (Eng) 74 79, J Kruyswijk (RSA) 72 81, S Gallacher (Sco) 72 81, G Forrest (Sco) 72 81,

154 S Chawrasia (Ind) 77 77, D Law (Sco) 75 79, L Slattery (Eng) 79 75, M Warren (Sco) 77 77, P Lawrie (Sco) 71 83,

155 S Brazel (Aus) 73 82, T Murray (Eng) 72 83, C Jin (Chn) 76 79,

156 M Schwab (Aut) 74 82,

157 T Bjørn (Den) 73 84, K Pratt (Aus) 76 81, B Evans (Eng) 74 83,

158 A Quiros (Esp) 75 83, S Gregory (Eng) 77 81, J Dantorp (Swe) 79 79, O Fisher (Eng) 78 80,

161 H Park (Kor) 75 86, I Cantero Gutierrez (Esp) 75 86, M Kinhult (Swe) 79 82, M Burrow (am) (Eng) 77 84,

162 J Lagergren (Swe) 76 86,

164 A Al Rumhy (am) (Oma) 82 82,

168 O Al Mulla (Ksa) 83 85,

** A Levy (Fra) 68 RT, C Shinkwin (Eng) 75 RT, G Fdez-Castaño (Esp) 76 RT, H Porteous (RSA) 76 RT, M Siem (Ger) 76 RT, S Manley (Wal) DQ 0,